Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

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Lubumbashi Cathedral

Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (French: Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul) in Lubumbashi.

Bishops

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Ordinaries in reverse chronological order

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  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (27 November 1958 – 10 November 1959); see above
    • Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (15 March 1932 – 6 February 1958); see below
  • Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
    • Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (6 August 1910 – 15 March 1932); see above

Coadjutor archbishop

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  • Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2008-2010)

Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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  • GCatholic.org
  • "Archdiocese of Lubumbashi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

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